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鄹 is a phono-semantic compound: the right-side component 阝 (the reduced form of 邑, meaning "city") marks a settlement or state, while the left-side element 聚 (jù) hints at the pronunciation. Historically, it designated an ancient state and locality in modern-day Shandong province, most famously the hometown of Confucius. Its usage remains confined to this historical place name and the surnames derived from it, without developing the broader figurative senses common to many characters.
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